Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring of a body function and/or a body property of a patient having a sensor which determines measurement values with regard to the body function and/or the body property, a unit for detecting a critical condition of the respective body function and/or body property based on the measurement values, a unit for providing alert information to the patient in case a critical condition is detected, preferably optically and/or acoustically, an acknowledgement unit for acknowledging the critical condition and a transmitter for transmitting information with regard to the corresponding body function and/or body property, for example an emergency signal and/or a position information, wherein the transmitter is only activatable in the case, in which after a predefined time period from the detection of the critical condition the acknowledgement unit has not been operated.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring of a body function and/or a body property of a patient having a sensor which determines measurement values with regard to the body function and/or the body property, a unit for detecting a critical condition of the respective body function and/or body property based on the measurement values, a unit for providing alert information to the patient in case a critical condition is detected, preferably optically and/or acoustically, an acknowledgement unit for acknowledging the critical condition and a transmitter for transmitting information with regard to the corresponding body function and/or body property, for example an emergency signal and/or a position information, wherein the transmitter is only activatable in the case, in which after a predefined time period from the detection of the critical condition the acknowledgement unit has not been operated.

Abstract: Described is a safety needle assembly comprising a drive unit holding a needle having a distal pointed end, an outer body rotatably coupled to the drive unit, a first tube telescopically coupled to the outer body and the drive unit, and a second tube telescopically coupled to the first tube. In an extended position, the second tube covers the distal pointed end of the needle, and rotation of the outer body relative to the drive unit causes the first tube and the second tube to retract and expose the distal pointed end.